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Kids Count
Kids Count in Nebraska, an annual report, blends photographs,
statistics, and interviews to inform the public about
the state of children and youth in Nebraska. The printed
report is available for $11.00 and is available electronically
on the website.
Kids Count in Nebraska
Report
Spare Some Change: An Account of the Nebraska Juvenile
Justice and Children's Behavioral Health Care Systems
Summary of the history of the juvenile justice system,
analysis of the current system of care in Nebraska,
and policy recommendations for needed improvements
in theses critical systems.
Download: Spare Some Change
Order: Spare Some Change
A New Chapter for Nebraska: Resouce Guide for
Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
These 6 resource guides, included with the Spare Some
Change Report, provide resources that youth aging
out of the foster care system can utilize to help
transition to adult life and include agencies to call
for help with everything from child care to utilities.
Download:
A New Chapter for Hastings & Grand Island
Download:
A New Chapter for Kearney
Download:
A New Chapter for Lincoln
Download:
A New Chapter for North Platte
Download:
A New Chapter for Omaha
Download:
A New Chapter for the Panhandle
Order: A New Chaper Resource Guides
Child's View
Child's View, our quarterly newsletter, presents in-depth
articles about current issues and updates on Voices
for Children activities. It is mailed to our supporters
and made available online.
Child's View
Legislative Update
The Legislative Update tracks the progress of all
bills affecting children each legislative session.
Approximately 250 legislative bills affecting children
are presented annually. The Update is published electronically
on a biweekly basis throughout the legislative session.
Legislative Agenda
Legislative Updates
Issue Briefs
From time to time, Voices for Children in Nebraska
produces issue briefs about topics important to our
children's agenda. Issue Briefs are distributed to
supporters in our Child's View Newsletter, to advoKID
Alert Briefing Book subscribers and are available
online.
Download:
Issue Brief: Health Care
Download: Issue Brief: Child Welfare
Download: Issue Brief: Econmic Well-Being
Download:
Issue Brief: Child Care
GIRL Report
Through a partnership with Camp Fire USA, Girls, Inc.,
Girl Scouts - Great Plains Council, Women's Fund of
Greater Omaha and the YWCA, Voices for Children in
Nebraska produced a report on the status of girls
in the Omaha Metro area.
Download: Girls In Real Life (G.I.R.L.) Report
Family Assistance Resource Guide
The Making Ends Meet guide was developed to assist
families in determining their eligibility for various
benefit programs such as WIC, Earned Income Tax Credit,
and Kids Connection. Due to high demand, Voices for
Children is out of printed 2006-2007 guides. An updated
guide will be available in Spring 2008.
Download:
Family Assistance Resource Guide 2006-2007
A Guidebook for Conducting Rural Research: Utilizing
Focus Groups and Key Informant Interviews
A project of the Rural Great Plains Collaborative
Project exploring economic opportunity, social networks,
services and supports that affect rural families.
A guidebook describing the process for analyzing conditions
in rural communities through the use of focus groups.
Download: A Guidebook for Conducting Rural Reseach
Download: Guidebook Appendices
A Rural Road Report
A report examining the strengths and challenges of
raising a family in a rural Great Plains community
produced through a partnership of Voices for Children
in Nebraska, North Dakota KIDS COUNT! and the South
Dakota KIDS COUNT Project.
Download: A Rural Road
Report
A Guidebook Addressing the Relationship Between
Domestic Violence, Child Care and Economic Self-Sufficiency
Resouce Guide
A guidebook for professionals including child protective
service workers, domestic violence workers, and public
assistance staff to better understand the link between
domestic violence and child abuse and to better address
the needs of children living in homes where family
violence exists. Produced as a partnership of Voices
for Children in Nebraska, the Nebraska Domestic Violence
and Sexual Assault Coalition, and the Nebraska Health
and Human Services System in 2000, this guide is available
upon request from Voices for Children.
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